CVE-2020-36740 Radio Buttons for Taxonomies <= 2.0.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass
Unauthenticated attackers can trick administrators into modifying taxonomy terms via forged requests due to missing nonce validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-36740?
CVE-2020-36740 is a medium-severity vulnerability in helgatheviking Radio Buttons for Taxonomies, published on 1 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Radio Buttons for Taxonomies plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.0.5. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the save_single_term() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to save terms via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36740?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Radio Buttons for Taxonomies Project Radio Buttons for Taxonomies.
How do I fix CVE-2020-36740?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36740 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-36740 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36740 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7835-39wm-qxqw.